1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5210 | Morohashi |
2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
3472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
2-8-3 | SKIP code |
7710.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5805 | Unicode hex code |
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On:
- ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
- 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
- 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
- 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さい
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- habilidad
- material
- leño
Portuguese
- tábuas
- registro
- pau
- madeira
- talento
French
- matériaux
- ingrédients
- bois de charpente
- bille de bois
- bûche
- talent
403 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
485 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
284 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
561 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1071 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14463 | Morohashi |
836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
683 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1847 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-26-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6750 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |